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It is no secret that a large percentage of the American population is overweight or obese. The tragedy is that a large proportion ...
for one full of simple sugars, worthless carbohydrates and empty calories, a cycle perpetuated by parents who fail to provide thei...
in nutritional value. High risk also results from the fact that poor neighborhoods frequently lack "well-maintained sidewalks and ...
pressure There are three types of high blood pressure observed in children. The first type is called "white-coat" high blood pres...
eating. This will help empower them to make decisions regarding their own diet. It will also placed pressure on the companies to c...
population, for example, present unique cultural concerns in terms of how to direct a public relations campaign that targets obesi...
In this six page essay, the writer explores the growing issue of childhood obesity and offers behavioral solutions to this epidemi...
factor in childhood obesity is the fact that television viewing tends to be accompanied by the consumption of high-calorie, high s...
of healthcare by primary healthcare givers to the conditions which require more immediate and urgent treatment is understandable (...
took her two children, a toddler and an infant, out in 20 degree cold to get Snickers bars (Eller, 2006). Littleton claims she was...
factor in the onset of childhood obesity. Dennison, Erb, and Jenkins (2002) report that children spend a larger portion of their ...
balance between calories-in and calories-out differs for each person" (MedlinePlus, 2008). Frighteningly enough, CNN (2007) claims...
While obesity observes no geographic or socioeconomic boundaries, it can be more prevalent in some groups than in others. It can ...
low self-esteem," but there are also serious health repercussions that can follow children into their adult years (Henry and Royer...
wherein children become obese. Interestingly enough, two authors argues that the caloric intake of children and adults is ...
Such junk food is apparently readily available in many high schools, perhaps with the understanding that high school students are ...
of revenue for under-funded schools, it is difficult to get them removed (Van Staveren and Dale, 2004). They contain, in addition ...
issues on that front? First, it should be said that although the government does have policy on health related issues, some compl...
away from parents who are blamed for abuse or neglect if a child becomes too fat. In the old days, this was unheard of. Families t...
would work to resolve the problem and in fact, some people report that religious activity has helped them lose weight. The author ...
activity patterns, and resting and active metabolisms" (Speakman, 2004, p. 2090S). Nevertheless, considerable advances have come a...
country, the often ate "traditional diets ... high in grains, fruit and vegetables and low in fat" (Hoffman). Once they arrived in...
genetic problem. The first position-that one can eat right and be healthy despite obesity-is a part of a recent fat acceptance mov...
the UAE (Join the movement to tackle obesity, 2004). The UAE is the fifth most obese nation in the world, following the "United St...
Human Services: National Institutes of Health, 2008). Actually measuring a persons body fat is not a simple procedure such as step...
researchers maintained that obesity is on the rise in adolescent populations and may be the product of social constructs. There ...
the research team will use a convenience sample of women recruited from a specific geographical area, and the team may choose to l...
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at least 30 kg/m2" (Allison et al, 1999, p. 1530). It was found that approximately 22% of adult Americans, about 40.5 million pers...
14 hours per week of television and spend an average of 6-7 hours per day viewing various media" (LeBlanc, 2003, p. 329. Furthermo...